College Graduation: A Very Special Mother's Day Gift
Sunday, May 8 is Mother's Day this year. It is also graduation day at Northern Kentucky University. I'll be at Northern, watching my nephew, Nick McNay, go through the graduation procession.
Sunday, May 8 is Mother's Day this year. It is also graduation day at Northern Kentucky University. I'll be at Northern, watching my nephew, Nick McNay, go through the graduation procession.
Don McNay | Posted 06.23.2011
Ashley Judd appears to have a perfect life, and being the sibling of a perfect child can be tough. Just like Wynonna, I have a problem with food.
Don McNay | Posted 05.28.2011
Over 4 million people moved their money from Wall Street Banks in 2010, according to Sara Ackerman, project coordinator for Move Your Money. I bought...
Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011
Just give me one more crack at the ol' race track -The Mills Brothers As the son of a professional gambler, I spent a lot of my childhood at race t...
Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011
When people wanting to get rid of payday lending get organized and vote out a couple of payday lending supporters, the rest of the legislatures will take them seriously.
Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011
You would think that after having overcome trillion-to-one odds, the idea of running through the money would seem silly to most lottery winners. But 90 percent of people do just that within five years of winning the jackpot.
Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011
I recently asked a number of people in the "political know" of Kentucky the question. "Who do you see emerging as the next leaders of Kentucky?"
Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011
If you trace the history of almost any national company, you'll find that somewhere along the way a story in a publication put that company in the spotlight.
Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011
You can see why bailouts fail. Wall Street and lottery winners have a common bond. They have access to easy money without restraints.
Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011
Right now, the top six "too big to fail" banks control about 70% of the wealth in America. Here's how we can all change that.
Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011
"Financial Reform" will be a boom for people in the payday loan business. There will be many new customers who need bank-like services. It's almost like Congress implemented a plan of "Reverse Robin Hood."
Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011
Don McNay has been on a book tour, promoting his book, Son of a Son of a Gambler: Winners, Losers, and What to Do When You Win the Lottery. In a ...
Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011
Lay The Favorite is Beth Raymer's debut book that revolves around her life as an assistant to a professional gambler in Las Vegas. I recommend it. And I hope the author can someday get past her lack of ethics and conscience.
Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011
Each year, I write a column on Derby Day, and if you have followed my advice, you have lost a lot of money. The large fields at the Kentucky Derby throw logic out the window. Still, the betting system I tour is a good one.
Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011
Any stand-up comic knows that a great way to draw attention is to use profanity. Thus, it is truly sad to see a Senator I used to respect like Carl Levin fall for that tactic.
Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011
The real scandal of the entire bailout mess was how money was funneled through AIG to pay "counterparties" like Goldman Sachs 100 cents on the dollar.
Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011
"People don't you understand, the child needs a helping hand." - Elvis Presley. I walked by a car in a parking lot that had a sticker on it that...
Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011
Like much of America, I'm down on professional politicians. I'm tired of people getting in office to line their pockets, suck up to lobbyists and constantly run for re-election.
Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011
Reporting that Main Street was complicit in the financial meltdown is like blaming a murder victim for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011
It never ceases to amaze me how many people think they are smarter than the credit card game. It reminds me of people who are trying to outfox casinos.
Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011
My solution to gambling addiction would be same one that seems to be helping keep track of sexual predators: A national registry. If widely shared, such a list could prevent addicts from any legalized gambling.
Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011
I've found that people leaving old line companies, even with a severance package, were more bitter than those where companies treated employees like interchangeable parts.
Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011
Companies offering severance packages have generally sold the concept of lifetime employment concept. They are not places that fire employees without warning.
Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011
Each month, I pay for unlimited long distance service. Yet each month, ATT sends me a bill for all my long distance calls, at 33 cents a minute. This has happened for six consecutive months.
Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011
In April, Al Cross is being inducted in the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame. No one worked harder or longer to gather all the nuances of a story than Al Cross.
Don McNay | Posted 07.04.2011